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Porifera

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Po•rif•er•a n.

Invertebratesan animal phylum comprising the sponges.

Neo-Latin equivalent. to Late Latin porus pore² + -i- -i- + -fera, neuter plural of -ferus -ferous
1835–45

'Porifera' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

parazoan - poriferan - sponge

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